Grinnell vs. William Penn

Grinnell and William Penn have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Grinnell leads the series 8–⁠0–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Grinnell 8–⁠0, and Grinnell has won the last 3.

Grinnell wins
8
William Penn wins
0
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1899
Longest streak
5 Grinnell
Current streak
3 Grinnell
Last 10 meetings
Grinnell 8–⁠0
Most recent
1932

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠0
1900s1–⁠0
1920s5–⁠0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0
Average margin
15.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Grinnell
7–⁠0 Grinnell’s record at home
At William Penn
0–⁠1–⁠1 William Penn’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Grinnell’s biggest win1920: Grinnell 42, William Penn 0by 42 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Grinnell and William Penn, 1899 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 1, 1932Grinnell 20, William Penn 0at Grinnell
Sep 28, 1929Grinnell 13, William Penn 0at Grinnell
Sep 29, 1928Grinnell 19, William Penn 6at Grinnell
Sep 24, 1927William Penn 6, Grinnell 6at William Penn
Sep 25, 1926Grinnell 20, William Penn 0at William Penn
Sep 26, 1925Grinnell 27, William Penn 13at Grinnell
Oct 2, 1920Grinnell 42, William Penn 0at Grinnell
Oct 7, 1905Grinnell 6, William Penn 5at Grinnell
Oct 7, 1899Grinnell 23, William Penn 5at Grinnell

Every game is listed as played on the field.